Cerizay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cerizay (INSEE 79062) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 4,793 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 4,843 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LILY-ROSE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BELGY TRAITEUR). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BARRIDIS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CERISELF · DELICE D'INAN · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · CASA PORTUGUESA CHEZ JAIME · TESSA PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE SULKY · LE MADERIEN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOISE TIDA, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE MENARD, MÉDECIN · EDWIGE BAUD, MÉDECIN · AURORE HELIS, MÉDECIN · LUCIE TRICAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PLESSIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE CERIZAY). [3]
1 × Cinema (7 EME ART). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE OMNISPORTS PAUL RABOUANT). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CERIZAY). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (OLGA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ANGLE DROIT · BABETH COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHEVAL BLANC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE LILY-ROSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BELGY TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SUPER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BARRIDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | CERISELF · DELICE D'INAN · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · CASA PORTUGUESA CHEZ JAIME · TESSA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SULKY · LE MADERIEN | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | FRANCOISE TIDA, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE MENARD, MÉDECIN · EDWIGE BAUD, MÉDECIN · AURORE HELIS, MÉDECIN · LUCIE TRICAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PLESSIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE CERIZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | 7 EME ART | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE OMNISPORTS PAUL RABOUANT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CERIZAY | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | OLGA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ANGLE DROIT · BABETH COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,734 (2012) → 4,793 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,787 (1990) → 4,793 (2023): 0.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,244, of which 1.4 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cerizay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cerizay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cerizay): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cerizay): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cerizay): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CIRIERE weather station, 3.6 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRESSUIRE, 11.9 km away at 191 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CERIZAY-SPC, 2.5 km away at 149 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/c2cfced9-fd46-3ce6-a556-9e8b474fea0e— “Marché de Cerizay”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79062
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornel | 60 | 340 km NE | 4,832 | 51.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 241 km E | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 51 | 455 km NE | 4,895 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 360 km NE | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 461 km E | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 155 km S | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 155 km S | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 241 km E | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bornel | 60 | 340 km NE | 4,832 | 51.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 360 km NE | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 51 | 455 km NE | 4,895 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 461 km E | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Cerizay's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 241 km E | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 133 km NE | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 132 km N | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 297 km NE | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 395 km E | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 90 km N | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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